Consultation report : Canada’s possible accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.: Em12-32/2017E-PDF
“Canada is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Convention). The Convention entered into force for Canada on April 10, 2010. Its purpose is to ensure that all people with disabilities enjoy the same human rights, freedoms and respect as other people. It requires countries to promote equality and prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities. As a party to the Convention, Canada can accede to (or join) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Optional Protocol contains two procedures to strengthen the implementation of the Convention: an individual communications procedure and an inquiry procedure"--Overview, p. 1.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Employment and Social Development Canada. |
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| Title | Consultation report : Canada’s possible accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. |
| Variant title | Canada’s possible accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Rapport de consultation : possible ratification par le Canada du Protocole facultatif se rapportant à la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits des personnes handicapées. Cover title. |
| Publishing information | [Gatineau, QC] : Employment and Social Development Canada, c2017. |
| Description | 3 p. |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-09040-5 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | SSD-194-07-17E |
| Subject terms | Persons with disabilities Human rights Multilateral agreements |
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